Hedera helix 'Congesta' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Congesta’ – Ornemental Ivy

It has a very original and decorative shrubby shape.

Stems erect and thick. Leaves arranged in a column on each side of the stem. Small, triangular or trilobed and truncated at the base. Dark green blade.

Low-growing variety, interesting for the structure it brings to a clump.

She was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Merit Award in 1993.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Congesta’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Congesta ‘, has a very original and decorative shrubby form.

The stems are erect and thick. The leaves are arranged in a column on each side of the stem. They are small, triangular or trilobed and truncated at the base. The blade is dark green.

It is a low-growing variety, interesting for the structure it brings to a clump.

She was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Merit Award in 1993.

History

This cultivar first appeared in the catalogue of Burkwood & Skipwith, Surrey, UK in 1956.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Congesta'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Congesta’
Pierot classification: curiosity ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: first listed in the Burkwood & Skipwith catalogue, Surrey, UK in 1956.

Description of Hedera helix 'Congesta'

Shape: shrubby
Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 4 cm
Leaf width: 3 cm
Leaf colour: dark green
Vein colour: green
Stem and petiole colour: purplish green
Branches: quite branched
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Congesta'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -20°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: rockeries, pots, planters, bonsai, isolated
Development: moderate, slow
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The walls, overgrown with ivy, were silent proof of the eternal struggle between stone and nature. ”

George Sand , The Master Bell Ringers

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	6 to 10 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Quite branched, Shrubby
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Bonsai, Isolated, Pots or planters, Rockery
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Very good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Oddity
Award	RHS Award of Garden Merit